Yarn-mass support



sept. 6, 1927. I

H. D. ccLMAN YARN MASS SUPPORT original Filed sept;A 14;' 1921. 2 sheets-sheet 1' y Sept 1 927.

H.,D. OLMAN YARN MASS SUPPORT l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 origina;- Filed sept. 1.4, 1921 -Patented Sept. 6, 192?.

entran HOWARD D. COLMAN, or noci/:roam rnnrnors, Assiettes To spaans. nETHERcU-T,

or EVANs'roiL'ILLrNoIs. r

YARN-Mess sUProRT.

Application led September 14, 1921, Serial' No. 500,512. jRenewedDecember 4,1925.

This invention relates particularly to yarn carriers and supports for yarn carriers. Io illustrate some of the uses :to which' the 1n- -vention may be practically applied, attention may be called to Patent llo. 1,267,-

977, granted yto me Aon May 23, 1913, for

a machine for rewindingfbobbins to iorm cross-wound yarn masses commonly termed cheeses, and Patents Nos. 1,274,387 and 1,- 274,42, both dated August 6, 1918, disclosing a warper creel in which the cheeses may be mounted 'for rewindingupon a section beam. In the patents referred to, the crosswound vai'n mat-'sis built `upon a tubular core.A `While the yarn mass is'being rformed, the core is supported upona hub or roller which is mounted upon ball bearings carried by pivotcd arm of the Winder. (For an illustration of such Aa core-supporting roller, reference may be ymade to'Patent'No.' 1,- 329,504 issued February 3,1920.)

llVhile the cheese is being rewound upon lthe section beam, it is supported upon Aa spindle ot a so-called trident, the'trident consisting of a base haii'ing three spindles, each spindle carryinga series oi ball-bearing-rollers for supporting the cheese cores.

The object of the present invention, generally stated, is to improve upon the constructions shown in the patents alluded to, this object being attained by combining the cheese core with a support adapted to be mounted upon either the winder or' the ltrident.

In the accompanying drawings,'Figure 1 is a fragmental view of a trident showing two cheesesmounted thereon, the trident being in the position which it occupies when receiving cheeses at the Winder. Fig. 2v is a tragmental view ot'a trident in theposition which it occupies in the warper creel. Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the cheese core in operative position upon the arm of one. ot the winding units of the Winder. Fig'. l is an end view of the cheese bearing of the Winder. `5 is an enlarged frag- 'mentafl sectional View.

In the drawings, A indicates a cheese consisting of yarn spirally wound upon the periphery` of a headless cylindrical` yarn carrier. The yarn carrier may be said to consist of two sections, namely, a `tubular Vor sleeve-like supporting member B (Fig. and vroller or cheese core B2 mounted upon the member B, ball bearings being 4interposed-between the elements B and'Bg. In the 'embodiment which I haveselected for illustrationV herein, the supporting member B consists of an inner sleeve 1 having-wa smooth inner surface and adapted to vtit upon a spindlewY onvthe cheese-supporting arm rc oi 4the winder and .upon a spindle'y'fof the trident y. Surrounding the sleeve 1 are two cones 2 and 3 for. the bearings of the roller B, and-an'intermediate spacer sleevet. The parts 2,-'3 and d are rigidly secured tothe sleeve k1 lin any suitable manner, as, for example, byv expanding one end of the-sleeve 1 as at, 5,1and by turning a nut '6* upon the opposite end of the sleeve 1, said nut having a conical surface to en gage the cone 2. r

The cheese core B2 is formed of two -meta'l sections '7 and 8 rigidly' secured vtogether in a suitablemanner. l In the present embodiment ot theinvention, one end of the sec'- tion 7 is reduced vin diameter to tit tightly within one end ot the section 8. VEach of the sections 7 and18 has an inwardly-extending annular end wall 9 and 10, respectively. The inner portionof each lof said` walls is termed to provide a ball race 11.` Between the c'ones'2 vand 3 and the ball races 11 are interposed bearing balls 12. A tubeo'r sleeve 13 extends ybetween the end walls 9 and 10 adjacent to the 'ball bearings. A In the ends oi the tube 13'are small openings Piter aV The ball i `purpose to 'appear hereinafter. racesiare extended to orm lips 15 surrounding the sleeve 4. f

In foi-der to lubricate the .ball bearings, a i

Ythem and get onto the yarn which is wound upon thefcheeseY core. To" prevent vthisy isi one ot' the unctionsof the sleeve 13, the notches lei permitting Va limited amount of oil to pass. The lip llincreases the distance the oil mustcreep and thus Lassists to reduce to the `desiredefrtent the amount ofoil that reaches the bearings.

lVhen the supply of oil requires renewal, the nut 6 is unscrewed and the bearings taken apart by disassembling lthe cones 2 and 3 and the sleeve 4. 011e end of t-he cheese core is then closed by inserting a cork into the annular lip 15, after which oil is poured into the space between said lip and the sleeve 13, the oil flowing through the notches 14 into the interior of the cheese core.

The interior of the yarn carrier element 7. constitutes a chamber to contain oil, and the notched sleeves 13 forms means to restrict the passage of oil from said chamber to the ball bearings.

At each end of the combined cheese core Y and supporting member is means for cushioning the fall of the device when dropped upon a trident spindle. The means herein shown for this purpose comprises a diaphragm or disk 16 formed integral with the outer end of the cone 2 and lying within a depression 9'rl in the end wall 9. A gener ally similar' diaphragm 17 is formed upon the outer end of'the cone 3 and lies within a depression a in the end wall 10.

The means for releasably locking the supporting member B upon the cheese arm of the Winder may partake of Various forms. In the present instance the cheese arm is provided with a generallycylindrical shell or housing 18 surrounding the base of the spindle m, said housing having an end wall 19. In the peripheral wall of the housing 18 are two diametrically opposite openings. Locking balls 2() project partially through these openings, being held pressed against the. walls of the openings by asemicircular leaf spring 21. Rigidly secured to the diaphragm 17 is a ring 22 adapted to encircle the housing 18, said ring having an inturned annular flange 23 fitting slidably upon said housing and adapted to be engaged by the balls 20, as shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen that the combined cheese core and supporting member may be latched in operative position upon the cheese arm by slipping the combined device onto the spindle x and forcing the flange V23 past the balls 20. When thel cheese is to be removed from the Winder, the operator takes hold of the cheese and pulls it off the cheese arm, the balls 20 yielding to allow the flange 23 to pass.

In order to prevent or lessen the possibility of yarn being accidentally wound around the ring` 22 or getting between said ring and the housing 18, there is fixed to the end wall 1() a spool or annular flange 24. The flange 24 surrounds the diaphragm 17 and-the ring 22 and is of sufficient width to project into an annular depression 25 in the cheese arm surrounding the housing 18, the flange 24 thus extending across the gap between thecheese core and the cheese arm.

In practice, before placing the combined cheese core and supporting member upon the cheese arm, the operator strips off any yarn that may be upon the ring 24 or that may by some possibility be on the housing 18 or the spindle fr. The combined cheese core and supporting member is placed upon the cheese arm and latched, as hereinbefore'described. The latch holds the cheese in definite position by pulling thediaphragm 17 against the end wall 19 of the housing 18. The ring 22 does not rotate, and hence if the yarn being unwound from the bobbin should in some way yreach said ring, the lat-` ter will not act to unwind yarn from the IVhen the formation of the cheese has been completed, the operator pulls the cheese olf the cheese arm, the balls 20 yielding to allow the flange 23 to pass. The operator drops the cheese upon a spindle of a trident supported conveniently at hand. The cheeses are placed upon the trident in invariable position, with the latch side downward. It will be apparent that the fall of the first cheese to be placed upon the trident spindle is cushioned by the diaphragm 17. -When the next cheese is placed upon the spindle, the ring 22 of said cheese rests upon the diaphragm 16 of the first cheese, the fall of the second cheesev being cushioned by reason of the resiliency of the diaphragm 16 and 17 of the first cheese and the diaphragm 17`of the second cheese. By thus cushioning the fall of the cheeses, any tendcncy toward sliding of the yarn mass upon the cheese core is counteracted, and the combined cheese core and supporting member is protected from being knocked out of shape,` thus incidentally .reducing the liability to the production of so-called cobwebs in the operation of the Winder.

The diaphragms 16 and 17 constitute Ystructures .in the nature of circular flanges which are secured to the ends of the tubular support B1 are of sufficient diameter to overlie and underlie the ends of the yarn-carrier B2 and thus keep the latter out of contact with other units above and below it. If the blow of a falling unit were received by lthe yarn carrier B2 of a lower unit, the stresses would be transmitted to the tubular support B1 of such lower unit through the ball bearings, thus imposing excessive stresses on the bearings. 1With the construction herein shown, the weight of superincumbent cheeses is borne by the column of tubular supports.

lith previous styles of trident rollers, cheeses being unwound in the creel would occasionally run into Contact with adjacent cheeses, thus causing one thread to become slack. The slack thread sometimes caused stoppage of the warper'and even when it did not stop the warper it was objectionable because of the resulting lack of uniformity in thread tension. A11 accumulation of lint and yarn between the trident rollers also caused one cheese to drive another with the abovementioned results. Moreover, the cheeses would sometimes bound or rotate with a rolling action due to their being out of balance, thus causing` more tension on the thread.

It will be seen that vthrough the present invention ythe cheese arms ot the AWinderand the tridents ot the War-per Creel arev greatly simplified and cheapened, ball-bearing rollers on the cheese arms and the tridents be-v ing rendered unnecessary. The/pivot on the cheese arm becomes merely a stud or spindle, While the trident becomes simply a vbase With three plain spindles.

There beine' no shoulders or other projections within the sleeve l, the cheese core may be easily slipped on the spindle l claim as my invention:

l. rEhe combination ot a sleeve,vtwo`cones and an intermediate spacer sleeve surrounding the first sleeve, means on oneend of the lirst sleeve to prevent movement of the adjacent cone in one direction, a nut on the opposite end of the lirst sleeve to confine said cones and spacer sleeve upon the first slee-ve, cach ot said cones having a diaphragm attached thereto, a yarn carrier having recessed ends, ball races on the yarn carrier, bearing balls betvveenthe ball races and said cones, a yarn-receiving flange attached to one end Wall of the yarn carrier and surrounding the adjacent diaphragm, and a-locking ring connected to the last mentioned diaphragm.

2. ln a Winder, the combination ot an arm havingl a spindle fixed thereto, a housingsurrounding the base of thespindle, said; arm havino an annular recess surrounding the housing, a tubular member adapted to tit upon .said spindle, a locking member con` nected to one end of said vtubular member,

.locking meanslassociated with the housing to round1.,g thel base ot the spindle, said arm having an annular recess surrounding the housing, a tubular member adapted to fit upon said spindle, a yarn carriercrotatably mounted upon said tubular member, and a yarn-receiving iange attaclied'to one end ,of

,the yarn carrier and extending into'the'anf nular recess in the arm. l

4t. In a Winder, the combination ot an arm having a spindle lined `thereto and having an annular .recess surrounding the base ot the spindle, v a tubular vmember adapted to `lit upon said spindle, means preventing treerotation of the tubular member on .said

die, a yarn carrier mounted-uponsaid tubular member for free rotation and so connected to said-tubular member "that said tubular member and said yarncarrier may be slipped as ya ur'iitfonv and oft' the spindle, anda yarnreceiving xflange vattached'to ,one end of the yarn carrier and extending into the annular recess in the arm. Y K

5. The combinationl ot -a yarn carrier chambered to contain oil, a supporting mem ber, yball-loearings between theryarn carrier and the supporting member, andan axially located sleeve lWithin the yarn carrier, said ball bearings #being surrounded `by said sleeve, the latter having an opening` in each end forthe passa'ge'of oil. Y

7. The combination of la sleeve, two con-es and an intermediate spacer lsleeve surround-- ving the iirst sleeve, means'o-n one end o t vthe lir'st sleeve to prevent movement of the adjA acent cone 1n one direction, and a nut on the opposite end-of the first sleeve to conne said cones -and spacer sleeve upon the lirst sleeve. I y

8. In a Winder, the combination ot an arm having a.spindle,.a tubular member adapted to tit upon the spindle, means for :locking the tubular member-upon the spindle, said lock-ing means comprising interengaging partsfonthe tubular `member andthe arm, a yarn carrier, and ball bearings by which the yarn carrier is rotatably 4supported `upon the tubular member. l

9. The combination of aiyarn .carrier having anannularrecess 'in one ot'its ends, a tubular member-eXtendingIaXially of and rotatably supporting-the yarn carrier, and a cushioning diaphragmattached to said tubular member an'dl'lyingvvithin said' recess said yarn carrier and tubular wmem-ber being con-V nected-together for tionjas a unit.

10. The combination of ayarn carrier having an annular recess in one end, aA support extending aXiallyot and rotatably supportv ing the yarnycarrier, and a cushioning .mem-

ber attached tosaidisupportand extending -Withinsaid recess said yarn carrier, and said support :bei-ng connected togethertor handling and-transpontation as a unit.

l11..'The combination of 'a cheese core, a

vsupport on which the cheese core is mounted,

,and cushioning devices at the opposite ends of-,saidsnpport y.12. Thecombination of `a vcheese core, a support on which the cheese cor is rotatably slee-med, aadaalseeeias d le@ 911 Se-id handling and transporta- Civ support said cheese core and said support being connected together for handling and transportation asa unit.

13. The combination of a yarn` carrier having an annular recess in one of its ends, a tubular member extending axially of and rotatabiy supporting the yarn carrier, said yarn carrier and tubular member being connected to form a unit, and a metallic cushioning diaphragm attached by its central portion to said tubular member and lying Within said recess.

14. The combination of ya cheese core and a cushioning device connected to one end of the cheese core said cushioning device consisting of a metallic diaphragm, Athe central portion of Which is secured to the cheese core, the peripheral portion of the diaphragm being free to yield under pressure.

15. The combination of a yarn carrier, a tubular member upon Which the yarn carrier is rotatably mounted, the yarn carrier having an annular recess in one of its ends, a cushioning diaphragm attached to said member and lying Within said recess, and a locking ring attached to and extending out- Wardly from the diaphragm. Y

16. The combination of a: cheese core, a tubular member upon Which the cheese core rotatably mounted, a cushioning device attached to one end of the tubular support, and a locking member attached to the cushioning device.

17. The combination of a cheese core, a tubular member upon Which the cheese core is rotatably mounted, a diaphragm attached to one end of the tubular support, and an annular locking member attached to the diaphragm.

18. The combination of a cheese core, a support upon Which the cheese core is rotatably mounted, and an a'nnular locking member attached to one end of said support.

19. The combination of a yarn carrier, a support extending axially of and connected to the yarn carrier for rotatably supporting the latter, la metallic cushioning diaphragm attached by its central portion to saidsupl port, and a ring attached to the periphery of the diaphragm and projecting beyond the end of the yarn carrier.

20. A cheese core, a tubular support therefor, and ball bearings between the cheese core and said support, said parts being combined into a unitary device.

21. A cheese core, a support therefor, and an anti-friction. bearing between the cheese core and the support, said parts being combined into a unitary device.

22. A yarn carrier in the form of a roller, a tubular support for said roller, vand ball bearings between the roller and the support, said parts being connected together to constitute a unit.

23. Ayarn carrier adapted for use interchangeably in a Winder and a Warper creel, sai-d yarn carrier consisting of a sleeve adapted to fit slidably on the spindle of a Winder or the spindle oi a Warper cre-el, a cylindrical headless structure on Which yarn may be Wound, antifriction bearings by Which said structure is rotatably mounted on and connected to the sleeve for transportation between the Winder and the creel as a unit, a locking element on one end of the sleeve, and an annular yarn-receiving iange secured to and projecting beyond one end of said structure and surrounding said locking element.

24. A yarn carrier adapted for use interchangeably in a Winder and a Warper creel, said yarn carrier consisting of a sleeve adapted to tity slidably on the spindle o t a Winder or the spindle oi' a WarperV creel, a cylindrical headless structure on Which yarn may be Wound, said structure being rotatably mounted on the sleeve and united to the sleeve for transportation between the Winder and the creel as a unit, an annular locking element on one end of the sleeve, and an annular yarn-receivingtlange secured to and projecting beyond one end of said structure and surrounding said annular locking element.

25. A yarn carrier adapted for use interchangeably in a Winder and a Warper creel, said yarn carrier consisting ot a sleeve adapted to lit slidably on the spindle ot a Winder or the spindle .of a Warper creel, a cylindrical headless structure on Which yarn may be Wound, said structure being rotatably mounted on the sleeve and united to the sleeve for transportation between the Winder and the creel as a unit, and an annular yarn-receiving iiange secured to and projecting beyond one end of said structure.

26. A yarn carrier adapted for use interchangeably in a Winder and a Warper creel, said yarn carrier consisting of a sleeve adapted to fit slidably on the spindle ot a Winder or the spindle of a Warper creel, a cylindrical headless structure on Which yarn may be Wound, antifriction bearings by Which said structure is rotatably mounted on and connected to the sleeve for transportal tion betWeen the Winder and the creel as a unit, and cushioning means on each end of said sleeve.

27. The combination of a yarn carrier, a tubular member upon Which the yarn carrier is rotatably mounted, said yarn carrier -and tubular member being connected together for handling and transportation as a unit, a cushioning diaphragm attached to one end of said tubular member, a locking ring attached to and extending outwardly from the diaphragm, and an annular yarnreceiving flange secured to the end of the yarn carrier and surrounding said .dia-

phragm and locking member.

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28. The combination of a yarn carrier, a tubular member upon which the yarn carrier is rotatably mounted, said yarn carrier and tubular member being connected together for handling and transportation as a unit, a cushioning diaphragm attached to one end of said tubular member, and an annular yarn-receiving iange secured to the end ot the yarn carrier and surrounding said diaphragm.

29. The combination of al yarn carrier, a tubular member extending axially of and rotatably supporting the yarn carrier, said tubular member and yarn carrier being connected together for handling and transportation as a unit, and a cushioning diaphragm attached to one end of said tubular member.

30. A yarn carrier adapted for use int-erchangeably in a winder and a warper oreel,

Said yarn carrier consisting of a sleeve adapted to iit slidably on the spindle of a Winder or the spindle of a warper creel, a cylindrical headless structure on which yarn may bevwound, said structure being rotatably mounted on the sleeve and united to the sleeve for transportation between the Winder and the creel as a unit, and a locking element on on-e end or" the sleeve.

V3l. A cheese core having a cylindrical peripheral surface on rwhich a cheese may be built, and an annular yarn-receiving flange rigidly secured to one endr of the cheese corel andof smallerdiameter than said peripheral surface.

32. The combination of a cylindrical care rier on which yarn is intended to be wound, said carrier having a chamber therein to contain oil, a supporting member, an antifriction bearing bet-ween the yarn carrier and the supporting member, and means tov restrict the passage of oil from said chamber to said bearing. 1

33. The combination of a yarn carrier chambered to contain oil, a supporting mem-V ber, an anti-friction bearing between the yarn carrier and the supporting member, and an axially located sleeve within vthe yarn carrier, said sleeve surrounding said bearing and having an opening for the passage of oil to the bearing.

34;. The combination of a `creel spindle, a

plurality of yarn-supporting units removably mounted on said spindle, each of said units consisting of a tubular support adapted to be slipped over the spindle, and a'yarn carrier rotatably mounted on said support and held against endwise movement with relation to the support, the supports of said units being adaptedl to make end contact with each other and thereby keep the yarn carriers out of contact with each other.

35. A yarn-supporting unit consisting,

in combination, of a yarn carrier, a sup-v (Sil the yarn carrier and its support, said bearings serving to Connect the two, andmeans to protect the ball bearings from damage when the unit is dropped endwise.

37. A yarn-supporting unit comprising, in combination, a yarn carrier, a tubular support on which the yarn carrier is rotatably mounted, and a structure in the nature of a circular iiange secured to each end of the tubular support and of sufficient diameter to overli-e and underlie the ends of the yarn carrier to keep the latter out ofcontact with other units above and below it.

88. A yarn-supporting unit consisting, in combination, of a yarn carrier, a tubular support for the yarn carrier, two ball bearings between the yarnv carrier and its support, one near each end of the. support, said bearings serving to connect the yarn carrier and the support, and means .to protect the upper ball bearing from damage in the event that another unit be dropped upon the first-mentioned unit while the latterA is vertically positioned.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto sety my hand.

HOWARD D. ooLMAN. 

